Lyle Menendez’s wife, Rebecca Sneed, is setting the record straight on their relationship status.
The attorney wrote via Facebook Friday that she and her husband have been “separated for awhile [sic] now” (per E! News).
However, she clarified that they “remain best friends and family.”
Sneed added, “I continue to run his Facebook pages, with input from him, and I am forever committed to the enduring fight for Lyle and Erik’s freedom, as has been so evident over the years.
“I’ll continue to update you all on the progress of the case because I believe we all have the common goal of seeing the guys walk free!” she concluded. “I will never stop fighting for them.”
Sneed also insisted that her and Lyle’s breakup was “NOT” caused by “a cheating scandal.”
The Sun reported last week that the convicted murderer, 56, was having an affair with a 21-year-old University of Manchester student.
Lyle released a statement on Nov. 7 about navigating his “challenging” marriage as he “learn[ed] to be a husband and a partner from” behind bars.
“This coming November will be my 20th wedding anniversary,” he wrote. “[Sneed’s] unwavering support and belief in me is something I am most grateful for and has played no small part in my journey to be a better person.”
Lyle and Sneed tied the knot in November 2003 while he and his brother, Erik Menendez, were serving time for their parents’ 1989 murders.
The siblings were sentenced to life in prison without parole in 1996.
Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch played Lyle and Erik, respectively, in Netflix’s recent portrayal of the crime and subsequent trial, “Monsters.”
Since the series began streaming, many A-listers have called for the brothers’ freedom due to the “years of abuse” they experienced at the hands of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez.
“In prison, they both have exemplary disciplinary records,” Kim Kardashian argued in an essay for NBC News in October. “We owe it to those little boys who lost their childhoods, who never had a chance to be heard, helped, or saved.”
Later that same month, the Los Angeles District Attorney requested a resentencing.
Erik spoke out against the show in September, slamming the “horrible narrative” and “vile and appalling character portrayals” via his wife’s Tammi Menendez’s social media.
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